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PSALTER 

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BOOK OF PSALMS 



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FIRST SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm I. 

"DLESSED is the man that walketh not in the 
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the 
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the 
scornful. 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in 
his law doth he meditate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers 
of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; 
his leaf also shall not wither ; and whatsoever he 
doeth shall prosper. 

The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff 
which the wind driveth away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 



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judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the 
righteous. 

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : 
but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 



ORD, .how are they increased that trouble me! 



many are they that rise up against me. 
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no 
help for him in God. 

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me ; my glory, 
and the lifter up of mine head. 

I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard 
me out of his holy hill. 

I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the 
Lord sustained me. 

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : thy blessing 
is upon thy people. 



T T EAR me when I call, O God of my righteous- 
ness : thou hast enlarged me when I was in 
distress ; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 

Know that the Lord hath set apart him that is 
godly for himself : the Lord will hear when I call 
unto him. 

Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with your 
own heart upon your bed, and be still. 



Psalm III. 




Psalm IV. 



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Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your 
trust in the Lord. 

There be many that say, Who will show us any 
good ? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy counte- 
nance upon us. 

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : for 
thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. 



IVE ear to my words, O Lord; consider my 



meditation. 

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and 
my God : for unto thee will I pray. 

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; 
in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, 
and will look up. 

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in 
wickedness : neither shall evil dwell with thee. 

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the 
multitude of thy mercy : and in thy fear will I wor- 
ship toward thy holy temple. 

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness ; make thy 
way straight before my face. 

Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice : 
let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest 
them : let them also that love thy name be joyful 
in thee. 

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous ; with 
favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield. 



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II. 

Psalm VII. 

f\ LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust : 

save me and deliver me. 

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an 
end; but establish the just: for the righteous God 
trieth the hearts. 

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright 
in heart. 

I will praise the Lord according to his righteous- 
ness : and will sing praise to the name of the Lord 
most high. 

Psalm VIII. 

/^V LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in 
all the earth ! who hast set thy glory above the 
heavens. 

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast 
thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, 
that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 

When I consider thy heavens the work of thy 
fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast 
ordained ; 

What is man that thou art mindful of him ? and 
the son of man that thou visitest him ? 

For thou hast made him a little lower than the 
angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 



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Thou madest him to have dominion over the works 
of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : 

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the 
field ; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, 
and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the 
seas. 

0 Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all 
the earth ! 

SECOND SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm IX. 

T WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my whole 
heart ; I will show forth all thy marvellous 
works. 

1 will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing 
praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 

The Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared 
his throne for judgment. 

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he 
shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, 
a refuge in times of trouble. 

And they that know thy name will put their trust 
in thee : for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that 
seek thee. 

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declare among the people his doings. He forgetteth 
not the cry of the humble. 

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trou- 
ble, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death : 

That I may shew forth all thy praise : in the gates 
of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salva- 
tion. 

For the needy shall not always be forgotten : the 
expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. 

Psalm X. 

T17HY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why 
hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ? 
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor : 
let them be taken in the devices that they have 
imagined. 

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and 
blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, 
will not seek after God : God is not in all his 
thoughts. 

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten : he 
hideth his face ; he will never see it. 

Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand : forget 
not the humble. 

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ? he 
hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 

The poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art 
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Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: 
thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine 
ear to hear : 

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that 
the man of the earth may no more oppress. 

Psalm XL 

T N the Lord put I my trust : how say ye to my 
soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain ? 

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the 
righteous do ? 

The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne 
is in heaven : his eyes behold the children of men. 

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness ; his 
countenance doth behold the upright. 



II. 

Psalm XII. 

T | ELP, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth ; for the 
faithful fail from among the children of men. 

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of 
the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord. 

The words of the Lord are pure words : as silver 
tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 

Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt pre- 
serve them for ever. 



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Psalm XIII. 

T T OW long shall I take counsel in my soul, 
having sorrow in my heart daily ? 

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : lighten 
mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death. 

I have trusted in thy mercy ; my heart shall 
rejoice in thy salvation. 

I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt 
bountifully with me. 

Psalm XIV. 

T'HE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God; 

they are corrupt, they have done abominable 
works. 

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge ? 
who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call 
not upon the Lord. 

There were they in great fear : for God is in the 
generation of the righteous. 

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because 
the Lord is his refuge. 

Psalm XV. 

T ORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who 
^ shall dwell in thy holy hill? 

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteous- 
ness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth 
evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against 
his neighbor, 



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He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth 
not. He that doeth these things shall never be 
moved. 



THIRD SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XVI. 

PRESERVE me, O God : for in thee do I put my 
* trust. 

Oh, my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art 
my Lord. 

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and 
of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. 

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; 
yea, I have a goodly heritage. 

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel. 
I have set the Lord always before me : because he 
is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : 
my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, 
neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see cor- 
ruption. 

Thou wilt shew me the path of life : in thy pres- 
ence is fulness of joy. At thy right hand there are 
pleasures for evermore. 



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Psalm XVII. 

T T EAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry ; 

give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out 
of feigned lips, 

Thou hast proved mine heart ; I am purposed that 
my mouth shall not transgress. 

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy 
lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps 
slip not. 

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O 
God : incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 

Show thy marvellous loving kindness, O thou that 
savest by thy right hand them which put their trust 
in thee. 

Keep me as the apple of the eye ; hide me under 
the shadow of thy wings. 

Arise, O Lord, deliver my soul from the wicked, 
which is thy sword : 

From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men 
of the world, which have their portion in this life. 

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteous- 
ness : I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy 
likeness. 



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II. 

Psalm XVIII. 

T WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength. 

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my 
deliverer ; my God, my strength, in whom I will 
trust. 

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be 
praised : so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the 
floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 

The sorrows of hell compassed me about : the 
snares of death prevented me. 

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried 
unto my God : he heard my voice, and my cry came 
before him. 

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out 
of many waters. 

He brought me forth also into a large place; he 
delivered me, because he delighted in me. 

For all his judgments were before me, and I did 
not put away his statutes from me. 

Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me accord- 
ing to my righteousness, according to the cleanness 
of my hands in his eyesight. 

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merci- 
ful ; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself up- 
right ; with the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; 
and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward. 



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For thou wilt light my candle : the Lord my God 
will enlighten my darkness. 

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the 
Lord is tried : he is a buckler to all those that trust 
in him. 

For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock 
save our God ? 

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and mak- 
eth my way perfect. 

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salva- 
tion : and thy right hand hath holden me up, and 
thy gentleness hath made me great. 

The Lord liveth ; and blessed be my Rock ; and 
let the God of my salvation be exalted. 

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, 
and sing praises unto thy name. 



HE heavens declare the glory of God; and the 



firmament sheweth his handywork. 
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto 
night sheweth knowledge. 

There is no speech nor language : their voice is 
not heard. 



FOURTH SELECTION. 



I. 



Psalm XIX. 




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Their line is gone out through all the earth, and 
their words to the end of the world. In them hath 
he set a tabernacle for the sun, 

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his cham- 
ber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 

His going forth is from the end of the heaven, 
and his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is 
nothing hid from the heat thereof. 

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the 
soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, making 
wise the simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
lightening the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: 
the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous 
altogether. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the 
honeycomb. 

Moreover by them is thy servant warned : and in 
keeping of them there is great reward. 

Who can understand his errors ? cleanse thou me 
from secret faults. 

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous 
sins ; let them not have dominion over me : then 
shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the 
great transgression. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 



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of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my 
strength, and my redeemer. 

Psalm XXIII. 

'THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He 
maketh me to lie down in green pastures ; he 
leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths 
of righteousness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art 
with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the 
days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the 
Lord for ever. 

Psalm XXIV. 

HP HE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; 
the world, and they that dwell therein. 

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and estab- 
lished it upon the floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or 
who shall stand in his holy place ? 

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; 

Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor 
sworn deceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 



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Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted 
up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory ? The Lord strong and 
mighty. The Lord mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, 
ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, 
he is the King of glory. 



II. 

Psalm XXV. 

T T NTO thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O my 
God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed. 

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed : let 
them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 

Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : for thou art 
the God of my salvation. 

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy 
loving-kindnesses ; for they have been ever of old. 

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my 
transgressions: according to thy mercy remember 
thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 

Good and upright is the Lord : therefore will he 
teach sinners in the way. 



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The meek will he guide in judgment: and the 
meek will he teach his way. 

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth 
unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 

For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine in- 
iquity ; for it is great. 

What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall 
he teach in the way that he shall choose. 

His soul shall dwell at ease ; and his seed shall 
inherit the earth. 

The secret of the Lord is with them that fear 
him ; and he will show them his covenant. 

Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall 
pluck my feet out of the net. 

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; for 
I am desolate and afflicted. 

The troubles of my heart are enlarged : Oh bring 
thou me out of my distresses. 

Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; and 
forgive all my sins. 

O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be 
ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee. 

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I 
wait on thee. 

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 



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FIFTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XXVI. 

JUDGE me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine 
integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; 
therefore I shall not slide. 

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; for thy lov- 
ing-kindness is before mine eyes : and I have walked 
in thy truth. 

I will wash mine hands in innocency : so will I 

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compass thine altar, O Lord : 

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, 
and tell of all thy wondrous works. 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, 
and the place where thine honor dwelleth. 

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with 
bloody men : 

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand 
is full of bribes. 

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity : re- 
deem me, and be merciful unto me. 

Psalm XXVII. 

'THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom 
shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my 
life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? 

Though a host should encamp against me, my 



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heart shall not fear : though war should rise against 
me, in this will I be confident. 

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I 
seek after : that I may dwell in the house of the 
Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty 
of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his 
pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he 
hide me ; he shall set me up upon a rock. 

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices 
of joy ; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the 
Lord. 

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice : have 
mercy also upon me, and answer me. 

When thou saiclst, Seek ye my face ; my heart 
said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

Hide not thy face far from me ; thou hast been 
my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God 
of my salvation. 

When my father and my mother forsake me, then 
the Lord will take me up. 

Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain 
path, because of mine enemies. 

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the 
goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 

Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he 
shall strengthen thine heart : wait, I say, on the 
Lord. 



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Psalm XXVIII. 

T T NTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock ; be not 
silent to me. 

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry 
unto thee. 

Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the 
voice of my supplications. 

The Lord is my strength and my shield ; my heart 
trusted in him, and I am helped : therefore my heart 
greatly rejoiceth ; and with my song will I praise 
him. 

The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving 
strength of his anointed. 

Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance : feed 
them also, and lift them up for ever. 



II. 

Psalm XXIX. 

IVE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the 
Lord glory and strength. 
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; 
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : the 
God of glory thundereth : the Lord is upon many 
waters. 

The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of 
the Lord is full of majesty. 



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The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; yea, the Lord 
sitteth King for ever. 

The Lord will give strength unto his people; the 
Lord will bless his people with peace. 

Psalm XXX. 

T WILL extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted 
me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice 
over me. 

0 Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast 
healed me. 

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give 
thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 

In his favor is life : weeping may endure for a 
night, but joy cometh in the morning. 

In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 

Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain 
to stand strong : thou didst hide thy face, and I was 
troubled. 

1 cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto the Lord I 
made supplication. 

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me : Lord, 
be thou my helper. 

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into danc- 
ing : thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me 
with gladness. 

O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for 
ever. 



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SIXTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XXXI. 

J N thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me never 
be ashamed : deliver me in thy righteousness. 
Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily : 
be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to 
save me. 

For thou art my rock and my fortress ; therefore 
for thy name's sake lead me and guide me. 

Into thine hand I commit my spirit : thou hast 
redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. 

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou 
hast considered my trouble ; thou hast known my 
soul in adversities. 

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble. 
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with 
sighing. 

But I trusted in thee, O Lord : I said, Thou art 
my God. My times are in thy hand. 

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : save me 
for thy mercies' sake. 

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast 
laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast 
wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons 
of men ! 

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy pres- 



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ence from the pride of man : thou shalt keep them 
secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 

Blessed be the Lord : for he hath shewed me his 
marvellous kindness in a strong city. 

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before 
thine eyes : nevertheless thou heardest the voice of 
my supplications when I cried unto thee. 

Oh, love the Lord, all ye his saints : for the Lord 
preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the 
proud doer. 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your 
heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. 

Psalm XXXTI. 

"DLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, 
whose sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth 
not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine in- 
iquity have I not hid. 

I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the 
Lord ; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto 
thee in a time when thou mayest be found. 

Surely in the floods of great waters they shall not 
come nigh unto him. 

Thou art my hiding place ; thou shalt preserve me 
from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with 
songs of deliverance. 



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I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way 
which thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye. 

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he that 
trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: 
and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 



II. 

PS.ALM XXXIII. 

ID EJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous : for praise 
is comely for the upright. 

For the word of the Lord is right ; and all his 
works are done in truth. 

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth 
is full of the goodness of the Lord. 

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; 
and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as 
a heap : he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 

Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabi- 
tants of the world stand in awe of him. 

For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, 
and it stood fast. 

The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the 
thoughts of his heart to all generations. 

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; 



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and the people whom he hath chosen for his own 
inheritance. 

The Lord looketh from heaven ; he beholdeth all 
the sons of men. 

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon 
all the inhabitants of the earth. 

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy ; 

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep 
them alive in famine. 

Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our help and 
our shield. 

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we 
have trusted in his holy name. 

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as 
we hope in thee. 



SEVENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XXXIV. 

T WILL bless the Lord at all times : his praise 
shall continually be in my mouth. 

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the 
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his 
name together. 



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I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and deliv- 
ered me from all my fears. 

They looked unto him, and were lightened : and 
their faces were not ashamed. 

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and 
saved him out of all his troubles. 

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about 
them that fear him, and delivereth them. 

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is 
the man that trusteth in him. 

Oh, fear the Lord, ye his saints : for there is no 
want to them that fear him. 

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but 
they that seek the Lord shall not want any good 
thing. 

Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach 
you the fear of the Lord. 

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth 
many days, that he may see good ? 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from 
speaking guile. 

Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and 
pursue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and 
his ears are open unto their cry. 

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, 
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and de- 
livereth them out of all their troubles. 



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The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken 
heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous : but the 
Lord delivereth him out of them all. 

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and 
none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. 

Psalm XXXVI. 

T'HY mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy 
faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; 
thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou 
preservest man and beast. 

How excellent is thy loving kindness, O God ! 
therefore the children of men put their trust under 
the shadow of thy wings. 

They shall be abundantly satisfied ; and thou shalt 
make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light 
shall we see light. 

Oh, continue thy loving-kindness unto them that 
know thee ; and thy righteousness to the upright in 
heart. 

II. 

Psalm XXXVII. 

T^RET not thyself because of evil doers, neither 
be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 



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Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou 
dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall 
give thee the desires of thine heart. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in 
him ; and he shall bring it to pass. 

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the 
light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : fret 
not thyself because of him who prospereth in his 
way, because of the man who bringeth wicked de- 
vices to pass. 

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret not 
thyself in any wise to do evil. 

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: 
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it 
shall not be. 

But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and shall 
delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 

A little that a righteous man hath is better than 
the riches of many wicked. 

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright : and 
their inheritance shall be for ever. 

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time : and 
in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again : but 
the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 

The steps of*a good man are ordered by the Lord : 
and he delighteth in his way. 



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Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : 
for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 

I have been young, and now am old ; yet have 
I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed 
begging bread. 

Depart from evil, and do good ; and dwell for 
evermore. 

For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not 
his saints ; they are preserved for ever. 

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell 
therein for ever. 

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and 
his tongue talketh of judgment. 

The law of his God is in his heart ; none of his 
steps shall slide. 

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spread- 
ing himself like a green bay tree. 

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : yea, I 
sought him, but he could not be found. 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : 
for the end of that man is peace. 

The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : he 
is their strength in the time of trouble. 

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them : 
he shall save them, because they trust in him. 



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EIGHTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XXXVIII. 

TV yf INE iniquities are gone over mine head : as 
a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 

I am troubled ; I am bowed down greatly ; I go 
mourning all the day long. 

Lord, all my desire is before thee ; and my groan- 
ing is not hid from thee. 

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me : as for 
the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 

In thee, O Lord, do I hope : thou wilt hear, O 
Lord my God. 

I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually 
before me. 

For I will declare mine iniquity ; I will be sorry 
for my sin. 

They also that render evil for good are mine ad- 
versaries ; because I follow the thing that good is. 

Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far 
from me. 

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. 

Psalm XXXIX. 

T SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin 
not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with 
a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 



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I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even 
from good ; and my sorrow was stirred. 

My heart was hot within me; while I was musing 
the fire burned : then spake I with my tongue. 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the meas- 
ure of my days, what it is ; that I may know how 
frail I am. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand- 
breadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: 
verily every man at his best state is altogether 
vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew : surely 
they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up riches, 
and knoweth not who shall gather them. 

And now, Lord, what wait I for ? my hope is in 
thee. 

Deliver me from all my transgressions : make me 
not the reproach of the foolish. 

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because 
thou didst it. 

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for 
iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away 
like a moth : surely every man is vanity. 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my 
cry ; hold not thy peace at my tears : for I am a 
stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers 
were. 

Oh, spare me, that I may recover strength, before I 

go hence, and be no more. 



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II. 

Psalm XL. 

T WAITED patiently for the Lord ; and he in- 
clined unto me, and heard my cry. 

He brought me up also out of the miry clay, and 
set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even 
praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, 
and shall trust in the Lord. 

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his 
trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn 
aside to lies. 

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works 
which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are 
to us-ward : they cannot be reckoned up in order 
unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, 
they are more than can be numbered. 

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine 
ears hast thou opened : burnt offering and sin offer- 
ing hast thou not required. 

Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the 
book it is written of me, 

I delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy law 
is within my heart. 

I have preached righteousness in the great con- 
gregation : lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, 
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I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; 
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: 
I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy 
truth from the great congregation. 

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, 
O Lord : let thy loving-kindness and thy truth con- 
tinually preserve me. 

For innumerable evils have compassed me about : 
mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I 
am not able to look up ; therefore my heart faileth 
me. 

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in 
thee : let such as love thy salvation say continually, 
The Lord be magnified. 

But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh 
upon me : thou art my help and my deliverer ; make 
no tarrying, O my God. 



NINTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XLI. 

DLESSED is he that considereth the poor: the 
Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 

The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive ; 
and he shall be blessed upon the earth. 

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of 



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languishing : thou wilt make all his bed in his sick- 
ness. 

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : heal my soul ; 
for I have sinned against thee. 

But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise 
me up. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlast- 
ing, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. 



S the hart panteth after the water brooks, so 



panteth my soul after thee, O God. 
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: 
when shall I come and appear before God ? 

My tears have been my meat day and night, while 
they continually say unto me, Where is thy God ? 

When I remember these things, I pour out my 
soul in me : 

For I had gone with the multitude, I went with 
them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and 
praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day. 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art 
thou disquieted in me ? hope thou in God : for I 
shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water- 
spouts : all thy waves and thy billows are gone over 
me. 

Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in 



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the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with 
me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art 
thou disquieted within me? 

Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him, who 
is the health of my countenance, and my God. 

Psalm XLIII. 

JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause : for thou 
art the God of my strength. 
Oh, send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead 
me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to 
thy tabernacles. 

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God 
my exceeding joy : 

Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my. 
God. 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art 
thou disquieted within me ? 

Hope in God : for I shall yet praise him, who is 
the health of my countenance, and my God. 



II. 

Psalm XLVI. 

OD is our refuge and strength, a very present 
help in trouble. 
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removed, and though the mountains be carried into 
the midst of the sea ; 

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, 
though the mountains shake with the swelling 
thereof. 

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make 
glad the city of God, the holy place of the taber- 
nacles of the Most High. 

God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be 
moved : God shall help her, and that right early. 

The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is 
our refuge. 

Come, behold the works of the Lord, what deso- 
lations he hath made in the earth. 

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the 
earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear 
in sunder ; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 

Be still, and know that I am God : I will be ex- 
alted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the 
earth. 

The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob 
is our refuge. 



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TENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XLVIII. 

RE AT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 
in the city of our God, in the mountain of .his 
holiness. 

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, 
is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of 
the great King. 

We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, 
in the midst of thy temple. 

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise 
unto the ends of the earth : thy right hand is full of 
righteousness. 

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of 
Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 

Walk about Zion, and go round about her : tell 
the towers thereof. 

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ; 
that ye may tell it to the generation following. 

For God is our God for ever and ever : he will be 
our guide even unto death. 

Psalm XLIX. 

T T EAR this, all ye people ; give ear, all ye in- 
habitants of the world : 
Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 



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My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; and the medi- 
tation of my heart shall be of understanding. 

They that trust in their wealth, and boast them- 
selves in the multitude of their riches ; 

None of them can by any means redeem his 
brother, nor give to God a ransom for him : 

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall 
continue for ever, and their dwelling-places to all 
generations ; they call their lands after their own 
names. 

Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not : he 
is like the beasts that perish. 

But God will redeem my soul from the power of 
the grave : for he shall receive me. 

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when 
the glory of his house is increased ; 

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : 
his glory shall not descend after him. 

Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and 
men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy- 
self), he shall go to the generation of his fathers. 

Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is 
like the beasts that perish. 

II. 

Psalm L. 

'THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, 
and called the earth from the rising of the 
sun unto the going down thereof. 



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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath 
shined. 

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. 

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to 
the earth, that he may judge his people. 

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; 
for God is judge himself. 

Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; O Israel, 
and I will testify against thee : I am God, even thy 
God. 

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy 
burnt offerings continually before me, 

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : for the 
world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 

Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and pay thy vows 
unto the Most High : 

And call upon me in the day of trouble : I will 
deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou 
to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest 
take my covenant in thy mouth ? 

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my 
words behind thee. 

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue 
frameth deceit. 

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; 
thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence: 
thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself; 



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but I will reprove thee, and set them in order be- 
fore thine eyes. 

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me : and to him 
that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the 
salvation of God. 

ELEVENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm LI. 

T_T AVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy 
loving-kindness : according unto the multitude 
of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my 
sin is ever before me. 

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done 
this evil in thy sight. 

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : 
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know 
wisdom. 

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash 
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones 
which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine 
iniquities. 



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Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take 
not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and 
uphold me with thy free Spirit. 

O Lord, open thou my lips ; and my mouth shall 
show forth thy praise. 

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give 
it : thou deli°:htest not in burnt offering. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken 
and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 



IVE ear to my prayer, O God ; and hide not 



thyself from my supplication. 
Attend unto me, and hear me : I mourn in my 
complaint. 

My heart is sore pained within me : and the ter- 
rors of death are fallen upon me. 

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and 
horror hath overwhelmed me. 

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove ! for 
then would I fly away, and be at rest. 

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the 
wilderness. 

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm 
and tempest. 



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As for me, I will call upon God ; and the Lord 
shall save me. 

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, 
and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice. 

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the 
battle that was against me: for there were many 
with me. 

God shall hear, even he that abideth of old. Be- 
cause they have no changes, therefore they fear not 
God. 

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sus- 
tain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous to be 
moved. 

II. 

Psalm LVI. 

DE merciful unto me, O God: for they be many 
that fight against me, O thou Most High. 

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put 
my trust ; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies 
turn back : this I know ; for God is for me. 

In God will I praise his word : in God have I put 
my trust : I will not be afraid what man can do unto 
me. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death : wilt 
not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may 
walk before God in the light of the living? 



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Psalm LVII. 

DE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto 
me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the 
shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until 
these calamities be overpast. 

I will cry unto God most high ; unto God that per- 
formeth all things for me. 

He shall send from heaven, and save me. God 
shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; let 
thy glory be above all the earth. 

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : I will 
sing and give praise. 

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : I 
will sing unto thee among the nations. 

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy 
truth unto the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : let 
thy glory be above all the earth. 

TWELFTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm LXI. 

IT EAR my cry, O God ; attend unto my prayer : 
from the end of the earth will I cry unto 
thee, when my heart is overwhelmed. 
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 



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For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong 
tower from the enemy. 

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust 
in the covert of thy wings. 

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows : thou hast 
given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I 
may daily perform my vows. 



RULY my soul waiteth upon God : from him 



cometh my salvation. 
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my 
defence ; I shall not be greatly moved. 

My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my expec- 
tation is from him. 

He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my 
defence ; I shall not be moved. 

In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of 
my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 

Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out 
your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. 

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in 
robbery. 

If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 

God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this ; 
that power belongeth unto God. 

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : for 
thou renderest to every man according to his work. 



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Psalm LXIII. 

GOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : 
^- > ^ my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth 
for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; 

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen 
thee in the sanctuary. 

Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my 
lips shall praise thee. 

Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up 
my hands in thy name. 

My soul shall be satisfied ; and my mouth shall 
praise thee with joyful lips : 

When I remember thee upon my bed, and medi- 
tate on thee in the night watches. 

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the 
shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 

My soul followeth hard after thee : thy right hand 
upholdeth me. 



II. 

Psalm LXV. 

T3RAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : and 
unto thee shall the vow be performed. 
Oh, thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all 
flesh come. 

Iniquities prevail against me : as for our trans- 
gressions, thou shalt purge them away. 



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Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and 
causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in 
thy courts. 

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy 
house, even of thy holy temple. 

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou 
answer us, O God of our salvation ; who art the con- 
fidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that 
are afar off upon the sea : 

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; 
being girded with power : 

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of 
their waves, and the tumult of the people. 

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are 
afraid at thy tokens : thou makest the outgoings of 
the morning and evening to rejoice. 

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou 
greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is 
full of water : thou preparest them corn, when thou 
hast so provided for it. 

Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : 
thou settlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it 
soft with showers : thou blessest the springing 
thereof. 

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and 
thy paths drop fatness. 

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : 
and the little hills rejoice on every side. 

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also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, 
they also sing. 

THIRTEENTH SELECTION. 

I. 

Psalm LXVI. 

TV/TAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 
sing forth the honor of his name : make his 
praise glorious. 

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing 
unto thee ; they shall sing to thy name. 

He ruleth by his power for ever ; his eyes behold 
the nations : let not the rebellious exalt themselves. 

Oh, bless our God, ye people, and make the voice 
of his praise to be heard : 

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not 
our feet to be moved. 

For thou, O God, hast proved us : thou hast tried 
us, as silver is tried. 

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will 
declare what he hath done for my soul. 

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was 
extolled with my tongue. 

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not 
hear me : but verily God hath heard me ; he hath 
attended to the voice of my prayer. 

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my 
prayer, nor his mercy from me. 



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Psalm LXVII. 

OD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and cause 
his face to shine upon us ; that thy way may 
be known upon earth, thy saving health among all 
nations. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the 
people praise thee. 

Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for 
thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern 
the nations upon earth. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the 
people praise thee. 

Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and God, 
even our own God, shall bless us. 

God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the earth 
shall fear him. 



II. 

Psalm LXVIII. 

T ET the righteous be glad; let them rejoice be- 
fore God : yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : 

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the 
widows, is God in his holy habitation. 

God setteth the solitary in families : he bringeth 
out those which are bound with chains. 

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain; thou 
didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 



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Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : thou, O 
God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. 

The Lord gave the word : great was the company 
of those that published it. 

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captiv- 
ity captive : thou hast received gifts for men. 

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with 
benefits, even the God of our salvation. 

He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and 
unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. 

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing 
praises unto the Lord ; 

The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and 
power unto his people. Blessed be God. 



Psalm LXX, 

TV /TAKE haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste 
to help me, O Lord. 

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in 
thee : and let such as love thy salvation say continu- 
ally, Let God be magnified. 

But I am poor and needy ; make haste unto me, 
O God. 

Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make 
no tarrying. 



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FOURTEENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm LXXI. 

TN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never 
be put to confusion. 

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to 
escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may 
continually resort : thou hast given commandment 
to save me ; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 

For thou art my hope, O Lord God : thou art my 
trust from my youth. 

I am as a wonder unto many ; but thou art my 
strong refuge. 

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with 
thy honor all the day. 

Cast me not off in the time of old age ; forsake 
me not when my strength faileth. 

0 God, be not far from me : O my God, make 
haste for my help. 

1 will hope continually, and will yet praise thee 
more and more. 

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and 
thy salvation all the day. 



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I will go in the strength of the Lord God : I 
will make mention of thy righteousness, even of 
thine only. 

0 God, thou hast taught me from my youth : and 
hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 

Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, 
forsake me not; until I have showed thy strength 
unto this generation, and thy power to every one 
that is to come. 

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who 
hast done great things : O God, who is like unto 
thee ! 

Thou, which hast showed me great and sore 
troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring 
me up again from the depths of the earth. 

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me 
on every side. 

1 will also praise thy truth, O my God : unto thee 
will I sing, O thou Holy One of Israel. 

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto 
thee ; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 



Psalm LXXIII. 

RULY God is good to Israel, even to such as 



are of a clean heart. 
But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my 
steps had well nigh slipped. 




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For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the 
prosperity of the wicked. 

For there are no bands in their death : but their 
strength is firm. 

They are not in trouble as other men ; neither are 
they plagued like other men. 

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a 
chain ; violence covereth them as a garment. 

And they say, How doth God know ? and is there 
knowledge in the Most High ? 

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the 
world ; they increase in riches. 

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and 
washed my hands in rnnocency. 

For all the day long have I been plagued, and 
chastened every morning. 

When I thought to know this, it was too painful 
for me ; 

Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then 
understood I their end. 

Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou 
hast holden me by my right hand. 

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and after- 
ward receive me to glory. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is 
none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 

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But it is good for me to draw near to God : I have 
put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all 
thy works. 



II. 

Psalm LXXVII. 

T CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God 
with my voice ; and he gave ear unto me. 

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : my 
soul refused to be comforted. 

I remembered God, and was troubled : I com- 
plained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. 

Thou holdest mine eyes waking : I am so troubled 
that I cannot speak. 

I have considered the days of old, the years of 
ancient times. 

I call to remembrance my song in the night : I 
commune with mine own heart : and my spirit made 
diligent search. 

Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be 
favorable no more ? 

Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise 
fail for evermore ? 

Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in 
anger shut up his tender mercies ? 

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member the years of the right hand of the Most 
High. 

I will remember the works of the Lord : surely I 
will remember thy wonders of old. 

I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of 
thy doings. 

Thou art the God that doest wonders : thou hast 
declared thy strength among the people. 

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great 
waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 



IVE ear, O my people, to my law : incline your 



ears to the words of my mouth. 
I will open my mouth in a parable : I will utter 
dark sayings of old : 

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers 
have told us. 

We will not hide them from their children, showing 
to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, 
and his strength, and his wonderful works that he 
hath done. 



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For he established a testimony in Jacob, and ap- 
pointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our 
fathers, that they should make them known to their 
children : 

That the generation to come might know them, 
even the children which should be born ; who should 
arise and declare them to their children : 

That they might set their hope in God, and not 
forget the works of God, but keep his command- 
ments : 

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and 
rebellious generation ; a generation that set not 
their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stead- 
fast with God. 

Psalm LXXIX. 

/^\H, remember not against us former iniquities: 
let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us ; 
for we are brought very low. 

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of 
thy name : and deliver us, and purge away our sins, 
for thy name's sake. 

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee ; 
according to the greatness of thy power preserve 
thou those that are apppointed to die ; 

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will 
give thee thanks for ever : we will shew forth thy 
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Psalm LXXXIV. 

T T OW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of 
n hosts ! 

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts 
of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for 
the living God. 

Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the 
swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her 
young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, 
and my God. 

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they 
will be still praising thee. 

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; 

In whose heart are the ways of them who passing 
through the valley of weeping make it a well. 

They go from strength to strength, every one of 
them in Zion appeareth before God. 

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : give ear, 

0 God of Jacob. 

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face 
of thine anointed. 

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 

1 had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my 
God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 

For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the Lord 
will give grace and glory: no good thing will he 
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0 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth 
in thee. 

II. 

Psalm LXXXV. 

T ORD, thou hast been favorable unto thy land ; 

thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people ; 
thou hast covered all their sin. 

Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy people 
may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, O Lord, 
and grant us thy salvation. 

1 will hear what God the Lord will speak : for he 
will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints : 
but let them not turn again to folly. 

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; 
that glory may dwell in our land. 

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and right- 
eousness shall look down from heaven. 

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ; and 
our land shall yield her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall set 
us in the way of his steps. 



Psalm LXXXVI. 

OW down thine ear, O Lord, hear me : for I am 
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Preserve my soul ; O thou my God, save thy ser- 
vant that trusteth in thee. 

Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I cry unto thee 
daily. 

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O 
Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; 
and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon 
thee. 

Give ear, O Lord, unto my. prayer ; and attend to 
the voice of my supplications. 

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : 
for thou wilt answer me. 

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and 
worship before thee, O Lord ; and shall glorify thy 
name. 

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : 
thou art God alone. 

Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in thy 
truth : unite my heart to fear thy name. 

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my 
heart : and I will glorify thy name for evermore. 

For great is thy mercy toward me ; thou hast de- 
livered my soul. 

Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and 
gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and 
truth. 

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thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of 
thine handmaid. 

SIXTEENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm LXXXIX. 

T WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : 
with my mouth will I make known thy faithful- 
ness to all generations. 

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever : 
thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very 
heavens. 

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O 
Lord : thy faithfulness also in the congregation of 
the saints. 

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the 
saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that 
are about him. 

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like 
unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? 

Thou rulest the raging of the sea : when the 
waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : as 
for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast 
founded them. 

The north and the south thou hast created them : 
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Justice and udgment are the habitation of thy 
throne : mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : 
they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy counte- 
nance. 

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in 
thy righteousness shall they be exalted ; for thou art 
the glory of their strength. 

The Lord is our defence. Blessed be the Lord 
for evermore. Amen, and Amen, 



ORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all 



generations. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even 
from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yes- 
terday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are 
as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which 
groweth up. 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in 
the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our 
secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 

The days of our years are threescore years and 
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years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; for it 
is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

O satisfy us early with thy mercy ; that we may 
rejoice and be glad all our days. 

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou 
hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have 
seen evil. 

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy 
glory unto their children. 

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon 
us : and establish thou the work of our hands upon 
us ; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 



II. 

Psalm XCI. 

T T E that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most 
High shall abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty. 

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my 
fortress : my God ; in him will I trust. 

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under 
his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be thy 
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Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; 
nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; 
nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand 
at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. 

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my 
refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; 

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any 
plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to 
keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore 
will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because 
he hath known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I 
will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and 
honor him. 

With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him 
my salvation. 



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SEVENTEENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm XCII. 

TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 
and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most 
High: 

To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, 
and thy faithfulness every night. 

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy 
work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 

O Lord, how great are thy works ! and thy 
thoughts are very deep. 

A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a fool 
understand this. 

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree : he 
shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord 
shall flourish in the courts of our God ; they shall 
still bring forth fruit in old age ; 

To shew that the Lord is upright : he is my rock, 
and there is no unrighteousness in him. 

Psalm XCIII. 

HPHE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; 

the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith 
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The world also is stablished, that it cannot be 
moved. 

Thy throne is established of old : thou art from 
everlasting. 

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have 
lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. 

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of 
many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 

Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh 
thine house, O Lord, for ever. 



ORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall 



the wicked triumph? 
How long shall they utter and speak hard things ? 
and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves ? 

They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and 
afflict thine heritage. 

They slaythe widow and the stranger, and murder 
the fatherless. 

Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither 
shall the God of Jacob regard it. 

Understand, ye brutish among the people : and ye 
fools, when will ye be wise ? 

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear ? he 
that formed the eye, shall he not see ? He that 
teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know ? 



II. 



Psalm XCIV. 




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Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O 
Lord, and teachest him out of thy law ; 

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of 
adversity. 

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither 
will he forsake his inheritance. 

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: 
and all the upright in heart shall follow it. 

Who will rise up for me against the evil doers? 
or who will stand up for me against the workers of 
iniquity ? 

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had 
almost dwelt in silence. 

When I said, My foot slippeth, thy mercy, O 
Lord, held me up. 

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy 
comforts delight my soul. 

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with 
thee, which frameth mischief by a law ? 

They gather themselves together against the soul 
of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. 

But the Lord is my defence ; and my God is the 
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I. 



Psalm XCV. 



COME, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make 



a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. 
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiv- 
ing, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 

In his hand are the deep places of the earth : the 
strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands 
formed the dry land. 

Oh, come, let us worship and bow down : let us 
kneel before the Lord our maker. 

For he is our God; and we are the people of his 
pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 



/^vH, sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto 
the Lord, all the earth. 

Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; shew forth 
his salvation from day to day. 

Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders 
among all people. 

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised. 

Honor and majesty are before him ; strength and 
beauty are in his sanctuary. 




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Give unto the Lord, Oh ye kindreds of the people, 
give unto the Lord glory and strength. 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : 
bring an offering, and come into his courts. 

Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : 
fear before him, all the earth. 

Sav among; the heathen that the Lord reis;neth : 
the world also shall be established that it shall not 
be moved : he shall judge the people righteously. 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; 
let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: 
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before 
the Lord : 

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: 
he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the 
people with his truth. 



HE Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice; let the 



multitude of isles be glad thereof. 
Clouds and darkness are round about him : right- 
eousness and judgment are the habitation of his 
throne. 

His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth 
saw, and trembled. 

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the 
Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole 
earth. 



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The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the 
people see his glory. 

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : he preserveth 
the souls of his saints ; he delivereth them out of 
the hand of the wicked. 

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for 
the upright in heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give 
thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 

II. 

Psalm XCVIII. 

/^\H, sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath 
done marvellous things : his right hand, and 
his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. 

The Lord hath made known his salvation : his 
righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of 
the heathen. 

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth 
toward the house of Israel. 

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation 
of our God. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : 
make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ; the 
world, and they that dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands : let the hills be 
joyful together before the Lord. 



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For he cometh to judge the earth: with righteous- 
ness shall he judge the world, and the people with 
equity. 



HE Lord reigneth ; and he is high above all the 



people. 

Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for 
it is holy. 

Thou dost establish equity, thou executest judg- 
ment and righteousness. 

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his 
footstool ; for he is holy. 

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel 
among them that call upon his name ; they called 
upon the Lord, and he answered them. 

They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that 
he gave them. 

Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God : thou 
wast a God that forgavest them, though thou took- 
est vengeance of their inventions. 

Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy 
hill ; for the Lord our God is holy. 



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NINETEENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm C. 

TV/TAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands : 
serve the Lord with gladness : come before 
his presence with singing. 

Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he that 
hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his 
people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into 
his courts with praise. Be thankful unto him, and 
bless his name. 

For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting ; 
and his truth endureth to all generations. 

Psalm CI. 

T WILL sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, 
O Lord, will I sing. 

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. Oh, 
when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within 
my house with a perfect heart. 

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I 
hate the work of them that turn aside ; it shall not 
cleave to me. 

A froward heart shall depart from me : I will 
know no evil thing. 

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ffim that hath a high look and a proud heart will 
not I suffer. 

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land 
that they may dwell with me : 

He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve 
me. 

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my 
house. He that telleth lies shall not tarry in my 
sight. 

Psalm CII. 

TT EAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come 
unto thee. 

Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am 
in trouble ; incline thine ear unto me : in the day 
when I call answer me speedily. 

My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and I 
am withered like grass. 

But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy 
remembrance unto all generations. 

When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall ap- 
pear in his glory. 

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not 
despise their prayer. 

This shall be written for the generation to come : 
and the people which shall be created shall praise 
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sanctuary ; from heaven did the Lord behold the 
earth ; 

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose 
those that are appointed to death ; 

He weakened my strength in the way ; he short- 
ened my days. 

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst 
of my days : thy years are throughout all genera- 
tions. 

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : 
and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : yea, all 
of them shall wax old like a garment ; as a vesture 
shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed. 

But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no 
end. 



II. 

Psalm CIII. 

OLESS the Lord, O my soul: and all that is 
within me, bless his holy name. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits : 

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all 
thy diseases ; 

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who 
crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender 
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Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so 
that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment 
for all that are oppressed. 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, 
and plenteous in mercy. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor re- 
warded us according to our iniquities. 

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so 
great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he 
removed our transgressions from us. 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord 
pitieth them that fear him. 

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that 
we are dust. 

As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of 
the field, so he flourisheth. 

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and 
the place thereof shall know it no more. 

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting 
to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his 
righteousness unto children's children ; 

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that 
remember his commandments to do them. 

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the 
heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 

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strength, that do his commandments, hearkening 
unto the voice of his word. 

Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers 
of his, that do his pleasure. 

Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his 
dominion : bless the Lord, O my soul. 

TWENTIETH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm CIV. 

DLESS the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, 
thou art very great ; thou art clothed with 
honor and majesty: 

Who coverest thyself with light as with a gar- 
ment : who stretchest out the heavens like a cur- 
tain : 

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot : who 
walketh upon the wings of the wind: 

Who maketh his angels spirits ; his ministers a 
flaming fire : 

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it 
should not be removed for ever. 

Thou coverest it with the deep as with a garment: 
the waters stood above the mountains. 

He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which 
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They give drink to every beast of the field : the 
wild asses quench their thirst. 

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their 
habitation, which sing among the branches. 

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and 
herb for the service of man : that he may bring forth 
food out of the earth ; 

He appointed the moon for seasons : the sun 
knoweth his going down. 

Thou makest darkness, and it is night : wherein all 
the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek 
their meat from God. 

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, 
and lay them down in their dens. 

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor 
until the evening. 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy 
riches. 

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things 
creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 

These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give 
them their meat in due season. 

That thou givest them they gather : thou openest 
thine hand, they are filled with good. 

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou 
takest away their breath, they die, and return to 
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Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : 
and thou renewest the face of the earth. 

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : the 
Lord shall rejoice in his works. 

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth : he 
toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 

I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will 
sing praise to my God while I have my being. 

My meditation of him shall be sweet : I will be 
glad in the Lord. 

Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

II. 

Psalm CV. 

f~\H, give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his 
name : make known his deeds among the 
people. 

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him : talk ye of 
all his wondrous works. 

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them 
rejoice that seek the Lord. 

Seek the Lord, and his strength : seek his face 
evermore. 

Remember his marvellous works that he hath 
done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. 

He is the Lord our God : his judgments are in all 
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Psalm CVI. 

J3RAISE ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the 
Lord ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord ? Who 
can show forth all his praise ? 

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that 
doeth righteousness at all times. 

Remember me, O Lord, with the favor that thou 
bearest unto thy people : oh, visit me with thy salva- 
tion ; 

That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may 
rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may 
glory with thine inheritance. 

Blessed be the Lord God from everlasting to ever- 
lasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise 
ye the Lord. 

TWENTY-FIRST SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm evil. 

/^H, give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, 
^" > ^ for his mercy endureth for ever. 

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he 
hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy. 

And gathered them out of the lands from the 
east, and from the west, from the north, and from 
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They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary 
way; they found no city to dwell in. 

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 

Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 
and he delivered them out of their distresses. 

And he led them forth by the right way, that they 
might go to a city of habitation. 

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his good- 
ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the 
hungry soul with goodness. 

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of 
death, being bound in affliction and iron ; 

Because they rebelled against the words of God, 
and contemned the counsel of the Most High. 

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor ; 
they fell down, and there was none to help. 

Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 
and he saved them out of their distresses. 

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow 
of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 

Oh that men would praise the Lord for 'his good- 
ness and for his wonderful works to the children 
of men ! 

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiv- 
ing, and declare his works with rejoicing. 

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do 
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These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders 
in the deep. 

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, 
which lifteth up the waves thereof. 

They mount up to the heaven, they go down 
again to the depths : their soul is melted because of 
trouble. 

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and 
he bringeth them out of their distresses. 

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves 
thereof are still. 

Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he 
bringeth them unto their desired haven. 

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his good- 
ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

Let them exalt him also in the congregation of 
the people, and praise him in the assembly of the 
elders. 

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water- 
springs into dry ground. 

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, 
and dry ground into water-springs. 

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that 
they may prepare a city for habitation ; 

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which 
may yield fruits of increase. 

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied 
greatly ; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 



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Again, they are minished and brought low through 
oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even 
they shall understand the loving-kindness of the 



Psalm CVIII. 

GOD, my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give 



I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : and 
I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 

For thy mercy is great above the heavens : and 
thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, O God. above the heavens : and 
thy glory above all the earth. 

That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy 
right hand, and answer me. God hath spoken in 
his holiness ; I will rejoice. 

Give us help from trouble : for vain is the help 
of man. Through God we shall do valiantly. 

Psalm CIX. 

T 1 OLD not thy peace, O God of my praise ; 

for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth 
of the deceitful are opened against me : they have 
spoken against me with a lying tongue. 



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They compassed me about also with words of 
hatred ; and fought against me without a cause. 

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and 
hatred for my love. 

But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy 
name's sake : because thy mercy is good, deliver 
thou me. 

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded 
within me. 

Help me, O Lord my God : oh, save me according 
to thy mercy: 

That they may know that this is thy hand ; that 
thou, Lord, hast done it 

Let them curse, but bless thou : when they arise, 
let them be ashamed ; but let thy servant rejoice. 

I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth ; yea, 
I will praise him among the multitude. 

For he shall stand at the right band of the poor, 
to save him from those that condemn his soul. 

Psalm CXI. 

T3RAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord 
with my whole heart, in the assembly of the 
upright, and in the congregation. 

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all 
them that have pleasure therein. 

His work is honorable and glorious : and his right- 
eousness endureth for ever. 



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He hath made his wonderful works to be remem- 
bered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; 
all his commandments are sure. 

They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in 
truth and uprightness. 

He sent redemption unto his people : he hath 
commanded his covenant for ever : holy and reverend 
is his name. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : 
a good understanding have all they that do his com- 
mandments : his praise endureth for ever, 



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I. 

Psalm CXII. 

jDRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that 
feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his 
commandments. 

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the dark- 
ness : he is gracious, and full of compassion, and 
righteous. 

A good man sheweth favor, and lendeth : he will 
guide his affairs with discretion. 

Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the right- 
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He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is 
fixed, trusting in the Lord. 

His heart is established, he shall not be afraid. 

Psalm CXIII. 

T3RAISE ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of 
the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time 
forth and for evermore. 

From the risinsr of the sun unto the sroing down of 
the same the Lord's name is to be praised. 

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory 
above the heavens. 

Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth 
on high, 

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that 
are in heaven and in the earth ! Praise ye the 
Lord. 

Psalm CXV. 

TVT OT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto the 
name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy 
truth's sake. 

Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord : he is 
their help and their shield. 

The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will bless us. 

He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small 
and great. 

The Lord increase you more and more, you and 
your children. 



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Blessed are ye of the Lord which made heaven 
and earth. 

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's : 
but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 

We will bless the Lord from this time forth and 
for evermore. Praise the Lord. 



II. 

Psalm CXVI. 

T LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice 
and my supplications. 

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, there- 
fore will I call upon him as long as I live. 

The sorrows of death compassed me : I found 
trouble and sorrow. 

Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord, 
I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea, our God 
is merciful. 

The Lord preserveth the simple : I was brought 
low, and he helped me. 

Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; for the Lord 
hath dealt bountifully with thee. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine 
eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his bene- 
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I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the 
name of the Lord. 

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the 
presence of all his people. 

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of 
his saints. 

0 Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, 
and the son of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed my 
bonds. 

1 will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 
and will call upon the name of the Lord. 

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the 
presence of all his people, 

In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of 
thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. 

Psalm CXVIL 

/^H, praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise 
him, all ye people. 
For his merciful kindness is great toward us : and 
the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye 
the Lord. 



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I. 



Psalm CXVIIT. 



H, give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good ; 



^" > ^ for his mercy endureth forever. 

Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

I called upon the Lord in distress : the Lord 
answered me, and set me in a large place. 

The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear : what 
can man do unto me? 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confi- 
dence in man. 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confi- 
dence in princes. * 

The Lord is my strength and song, and is become 
my salvation. 

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the taber- 
nacles of the righteous : the right hand of the Lord 
doeth valiantly. 

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of 
the Lord. 

The Lord hath chastened me sore : but he hath 
not given me over unto death. 

Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go 
into them, and I will praise the Lord. 




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I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me, and 
art become my salvation. 

The stone which the builders refused is become 
the head-stone of the corner. 

This is the Lord's doing ; it is marvellous in our 
eyes. 

This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we 
will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : O Lord, I be- 
seech thee, send now prosperity. 

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the 
Lord : we have blessed you out of the house of the 
Lord. 

God is the Lord, which hath showed us light. 

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : thou art 
my God, I will exalt thee. 

Oh, give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

Psalm CXIX. 

"DLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who 
walk in the law of the Lord. 

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and 
that seek him with the whole heart. 

They also do no iniquity : they walk in his ways. 

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts 
diligently. 

Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy 
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Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect 
unto all thy commandments. 

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when 
I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 

I will keep thy statutes : oh, forsake me not utterly. 

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? 
by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 

With my whole heart have I sought thee : oh, let 
me not wander from thy commandments. 

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might 
not sin against thee. 

Blessed art thou, O Lord : teach me thy statutes. 

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect 
unto thy ways. 

I will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not 
forget thy word. 



II. 

"T\EAL bountifully with thy servant, that I may 
live, and keep thy word. 

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous 
things out of thy law. 

I am a stranger in the earth : hide not thy com- 
mandments from me. 

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath 
unto thy judgments at all times. 

Remove from me reproach and contempt ; for I 
have kept thy testimonies. 



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Thy testimonies also are my delight and my 
counsellors. 

My soul cleaveth unto the dust : quicken thou me 
according to thy word. 

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts : 
so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 

My soul melteth for heaviness : strengthen thou 
me according unto thy word. 

Remove from me the way of lying : and grant me 
thy law graciously. 

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments 
have I laid before me. 

I will run the way of thy commandments, when 
thou shalt enlarge my heart. 



EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes ; and 



I shall keep it unto the end. 
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; 
yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ; 
for therein do I delight. 

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to 
covetousness. 

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and 
quicken thou me in thy way. 



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I. 



Psalm CXIX. (continued). 




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Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted 
to thy fear. 

Turn away my reproach which I fear : for thy 
judgments are good. 

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts : quicken 
me in thy righteousness. 

Let thy mercies come unto me, O Lord, even thy 
salvation, according to thy word. 

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my 
mouth ; for I have hoped in thy judgments. 

So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and 
ever. 

And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy pre- 
cepts. 

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, 
which I have loved. 

My hands also will I lift up unto thy command- 
ments, which I have loved ; and I will meditate in 
thy statutes. 

Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which 
thou hast caused me to hope. 

This is my comfort in my affliction : for thy word 
hath quickened me. 

I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ; and 
have comforted myself. 

Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of 
my pilgrimage. 

I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the 
night, and have kept thy law. 



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Thou art my portion, O Lord : I have said that I 
would keep thy words. 

I entreated thy favor with my whole heart : be 
merciful unto me according to thy word. 

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto 
thy testimonies. 

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy com- 
mandments. 

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, 
because of thy righteous judgments. 

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and 
of them that keep thy precepts. 

The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy : teach me 
thy statutes. 

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, 
according unto thy word. 

Teach me good judgment and knowledge : for I 
have believed thy commandments. 

Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have 
I kept thy word. 

Thou art good, and doest good : teach me thy 
statutes. 

It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that 
I might learn thy statutes. 

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than 
thousands of gold and silver. 



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II. 



HY hands have made me and fashioned me : 



give me understanding, that I may learn thy 
commandments. 

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and 
that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my 
comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may 
live : for thy law is my delight. 

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes ; that I be 
not ashamed. 

My soul fainteth for thy salvation : but I hope 
in thy word. 

Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt 
thou comfort me ? 

Quicken me after thy loving-kindness ; so shall I 
keep the testimony of thy mouth. 

For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. 
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations : thou 
hast established the earth, and it abideth. 

They continue this day according to thine ordi- 
nances : for all are thy servants. 

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should 
then have perished in mine affliction. 

I will never forget thy precepts : for with them 
thou hast quickened me. 




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I am thine, save me ; for I have sought thy pre- 
cepts. 

TWENTY-FIFTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm CXIX. {continued). 

/^H how love I thy law! it is my meditation all 
the day. 

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that 
I might keep thy word. 

I have not departed from thy judgments : for thou 
hast taught me. 

Through thy precepts I get understanding : there- 
fore I hate every false way. 

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto 
my path. 

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will 
keep thy righteous judgments. 

I am afflicted very much : quicken me, O Lord, 
according unto thy word. 

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of 
my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments. 

Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for 
ever : for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 

I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes 
always, even unto the end. 

I hate vain thoughts : but thy law do I love. 



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Thou art my hiding place and my shield : I hope 
in thy word. 

Depart from me, ye evil doers : for I will keep 
the commandments of my God. 

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may 
live : and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : and I will 
have respect unto thy statutes continually. 

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word 
of thy righteousness. 

Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, 
and teach me thy statutes. 

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I 
may know thy testimonies. 

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold ; 
yea, above fine gold. 

Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all 
things to be right; and I hate every false way. 



HY testimonies are wonderful : therefore doth 



my soul keep them. 
The entrance of thy words giveth light ; it giveth 
understanding unto the simple. 

Order my steps in thy word : and let not any 
iniquity have dominion over me. 

Deliver me from the oppression of man : so will 
I keep thy precepts. 



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Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and 
teach me thy statutes. 

Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy 
judgments. 

Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in right- 
eousness and very faithfulness 

Thy word is very pure : therefore thy servant 
loveth it. 

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, 
and thy law is truth. 

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me : yet 
thy commandments are my delight. 

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlast- 
ing : give me understanding, and I shall live. 

I cried with my whole heart ; hear me, O Lord : 
I will keep thy statutes. 

I cried unto thee ; save me, and I shall keep thy 
testimonies. 

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and 
cried : I hoped in thy word. 

Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might 
meditate in thy word. 

Hear my voice according unto thy loving-kind- 
ness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judg- 
ment. 

Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy command- 
ments are truth. 

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old 
that thou hast founded them for ever. 



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TWENTY-SIXTH SELECTION. 



I. 



Psalm CXIX. [continued). 



ONSIDER mine affliction, and deliver me: for 



I do not forget thy law. 
Plead my cause, and deliver me : quicken me 
according to thy word. 

Salvation is far from the wicked : for they seek 
not thy statutes. 

Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken 
me according to thy judgments. 

I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved ; 
because they kept not thy word. 

Consider how I love thy precepts : quicken me, O 
Lord, according to thy loving-kindness, 

Thy word is true from the beginning : and every 
one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. 

Great peace have they which love thy law : and 
nothing shall offend them. 

Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy 
commandments. 

My soul hath kept thy testimonies ; and I love 
them exceedingly. 

Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give 
me understanding according to thy word. 

Let my supplication come before thee : deliver me 
according to thy word. 




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My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught 
me thy statutes. 

My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy 
commandments are righteousness. 

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy 
precepts. 

I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy 
law is my delight. 

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; and let 
thy judgments help me. 

I have gone astray like a lost sheep : seek thy 
servant ; for I do not forget thy commandments. 

Psalm CXXI. 

T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 
whence cometh my help. 

My help cometh from the Lord, which made 
heaven and earth. 

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that 
keepeth thee will not slumber. 

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slum- 
ber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy shade 
upon thy right hand. 

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor-the moon 
by night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he 
shall preserve thy soul. 



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The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy 
coming in from this time forth, and even for ever- 
more. 



II. 

Psalm CXXII. 

T WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go 
into the house of the Lord. 
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusa- 
lem. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall prosper 
that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within 
thy palaces. 

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will 
now say, Peace be within thee. 

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will 
seek thy good. 



Psalm CXXIII. 




NTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that 
dwellest in the heavens. 



Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the 
hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a 
maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; so our eyes 
wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have 
mercy upon us. 



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Psalm CXXIV. 

T F it had not been the Lord who was on our side, 
now may Israel say ; 

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, 
when men rose up against us : 

Then they had swallowed us up, when their wrath 
was kindled against us : 

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream 
had gone over our soul : 

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a 
prey to their teeth. 

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of 
the fowlers : the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made 
heaven and earth. 

TWENTY-SEVENTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm CXXV. 

HTHEY that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount 
Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth 
for ever. 

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so 
the Lord is round about his people from hence- 
forth even for ever. 

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the 



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lot of the righteous ; lest the righteous put forth 
their hands unto iniquity. 

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to 
them that are upright in their hearts. 

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, 
the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of 
iniquity. 

But peace shall be upon Israel. 

Psalm CXXVI. 

\\ fHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of 
Zion, we were like them that dream. 

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our 
tongue with singing : then said they among the 
heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. 

The Lord hath done great things for us ; whereof 
we are glad. 

Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams 
in the south. 

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 

He that goeth forth and weepeth, beari'ng precious 
seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring- 
ing his sheaves with him. 

Psalm CXXVII. 

r^XCEPT the Lord build the house, they labor in 
vain that build it : except the Lord keep the 
city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 

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to eat the bread of sorrows : for so he giveth his be- 
loved sleep. 

Psalm CXXVIII. 

TDLESSED is every one that feareth the Lord; 
that walketh in his ways. 

For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands : happy 
shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that 
feareth the Lord. 

Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and 
peace upon Israel. 



II. 

Psalm CXXX. 

f~\UT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O 
^ Lord. 

Lord, hear my voice : let thine ear be attentive 
to the voice of my supplications. 

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, 
who shall stand ? 

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou may- 
est be feared. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his 
word do I hope. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that 
watch for the morning : I say, more than they that 
watch for the morning. 



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Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord 
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 

Psalm CXXXIV. 

O EH OLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of 
the Lord, which by night stand in the house 
of the Lord. 

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the 
Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless 
thee out of Zion. 



TWENTY-EIGHTH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm CXXXV. 

"DRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the 
Lord ; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. 

Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the 
courts of the house of our God, 

Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good : sing 
praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. 

Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in 
heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep 
places. 

He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends 
of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain ; he 
bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 



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Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever ; and thy 
memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations. 

Psalm CXXXVI. 

/^\H, give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
For his mercy endureth for ever. 

Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

To him who alone doeth great wonders : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

To him that by wisdom made the heavens : to 
him that stretched out the earth above the waters : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

To him that made great lights : the sun to rule by 
day : the moon and stars to rule by night: 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

Who remembered us in our low estate : and 
hath redeemed us from our enemies : who giveth 
food to all flesh : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

Oh, give thanks unto the God of heaven : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 



II. 

Psalm CXXXVII. 

D Y the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, 
we wept, w T hen we remembered Zion. 



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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the 
midst thereof. 

For there they that carried us away captive re- 
quired of us a song; and they that wasted us required 
of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of 
Zion. 

How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange 
land ? 

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand 
forget her cunning. 

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave 
to the roof of my mouth, if I prefer not Jerusalem 
above my chief joy. 

Psalm CXXXVIII. 

T WILL praise thee with my whole heart. I will 
praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for 
thy truth. 

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and 
strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O 
Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth. 

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for 
great is the glory of the Lord. 

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect 
unto the lowly. 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt 
revive me : thou shalt stretch forth thine hand, and 
thy right hand shall save me. 



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The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me ; 
thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: 

Forsake not the works of thine own hands. 



LORD, thou hast searched me, and known 



me : Thou knowest my downsitting and mine 
uprising ; thou understandest my thought afar off. 

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, 
and art acquainted with all my ways. 

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O 
Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid 
thine hand upon me. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is 
high, I cannot attain unto it. 

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? or whither 
shall I flee from thy presence ? 

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I 
make my bed in the grave, behold, thou art there. 

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in 
the uttermost parts of the sea ; 

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right 
hand shall hold me. 



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I. 



Psalm CXXXIX. 




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If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even 
the night shall be light about me. 

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the 
night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light 
are both alike to thee. 

I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonder- 
fully made : marvellous are thy works ; and that my 
soul knoweth right well. 

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O 
God ! how great is the sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in number 
than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee. 

Search me, O God, and know my heart : try me, 
and know my thoughts : 

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and 
lead me in the way everlasting. 

Psalm CXL. 

T SAID unto the Lord, Thou art my God : hear 
the voice of my supplications, O Lord. 

0 God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, 
thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 

1 know that the Lord will maintain the cause of 
the afflicted, and the right of the poor. 

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy 
name : the upright shall dwell in thy presence. 



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II. 

Psalm CXLI. 

T ORD, I cry unto thee : make haste unto me ; 

d give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. 

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; 
and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sac- 
rifice. 

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ; keep the 
door of my lips. 

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise 
wicked works with men that work iniquity. 

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kind- 
ness : and let him reprove me. 

Mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord : in thee 
is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute. 

Psalm CXLII. 

T CRIED unto the Lord with my voice ; with my 
voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 

I poured out my complaint before him ; I showed 
before him my trouble. 

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then 
thou knewest my path. 

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there 
was no man that would know me : refuge failed me ; 
no man cared for my soul. 

I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, Thou art my 
refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 



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107 



Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy 
name : the righteous shall compass me about ; for 
thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 

THIRTIETH SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm CXLIII. 

U EAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my sup- 
plications : in thy faithfulness answer me, and 
in thy righteousness. 

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: 
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; 
my heart within me is desolate. 

I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy 
works ; I muse on the work of thy hands. 

I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul thirst- 
eth after thee, as a thirsty land. 

Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my spirit faileth : hide 
not thy face from me. 

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morn- 
ing; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the 
way wherein I should walk ; for I lift up my soul 
unto thee. 

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies : I flee 
unto thee to hide me. 

Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : 



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thy spirit is good ; lead me into the land of upright- 
ness. 

Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : for 
thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 

Psalm CXLIV. 

DLESSED be the Lord my strength, my good- 
ness, and my fortress ; my high tower, and my 
deliverer ; my shield, and he in whom I trust. 

Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of 
him ! or the son of man, that thou makest account 
of him ! 

Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow 
that passeth away. 

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down : touch 
the mountains, and they shall smoke. 

Deliver me from the hand of strange children, 
whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand 
is a right hand of falsehood : 

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their 
youth ; that our daughters may be as corner-stones, 
polished after the similitude of a palace : 

That our garners may be full, affording all manner 
of store ; that there be no complaining in our streets. 

Happy is that people, that is in such a case : yea, 
happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. 



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II. 

Psalm CXLV. 

T WILL extol thee, my God, O King; and I will 
bless thy name for ever and ever. 

Every day will I bless thee ; and I will praise thy 
name for ever and ever. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; and 
his greatness is unsearchable. 

One generation shall praise thy works to another, 
and shall declare thy mighty acts. 

I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, 
and of thy wondrous works. 

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible 
acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow 
to anger, and of great mercy. 

The Lord is good to all : and his tender mercies 
are over all his works. 

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; and thy 
saints shall bless thee. 

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and 
talk of thy power ; 

To make known to the sons of men his mighty 
acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 
dominion endureth throughout all generations. 



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The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all 
those that be bowed down. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou givest 
them their meat in due season. 

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire 
of every living thing. 

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in 
all his works. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him, to all that call upon him in truth. 

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : he 
also will hear their cry, and will save them. 

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : and 
let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 

THIRTY-FIRST SELECTION. 
I. 

Psalm CXLVI. 

"DRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my 
soul. 

While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing 
praises unto my God while I have any being. 

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of 
man, in whom there is no help. 

Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord his God : 

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all 
that therein is : which keepeth truth for ever: 



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III 



Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : 
which giveth food to the hungry. 

The Lord looseth the prisoners : the Lord openeth 
the eyes of the blind : 

The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the 
Lord loveth the righteous : 

The Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth 
the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked 
he turneth upside down. 

The Lord shall reign for ever. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

Psalm CXLVII. 

T3RAISE ye the Lord : for it is good to sing 
praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and 
praise is comely. 

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth 
together the outcasts of Israel. 

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up 
their wounds. 

He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth 
them all by their names. 

Great is our Lord, and of great power : his under- 
standing is infinite. 

The Lord lifteth up the meek : he casteth the 
wicked down to the ground. 

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ; sing praise 
upon the harp unto our God : 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who pre- 



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pareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow 
upon the mountains. 

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young 
ravens which cry. 

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, 
in those that hope in his mercy. 

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : 
his word runneth very swiftly. 

He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the hoar- 
frost like ashes. 

He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who can 
stand before his cold ? 

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he 
causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 



II. 

Psalm CXLVIII. 

TDRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from 
the heavens : praise him in the heights. 
Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all 
his hosts. 

Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye 
stars of light. 

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters 
that be above the heavens. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he 
commanded, and they were created. 



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He hath also stablished them for ever and ever : 
he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and 
all deeps : 

Fire and hail ; snow and vapor ; stormy wind ful- 
filling his word : 

Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all 
cedars : 

Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and flying 
fowl : 

Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and 
all judges of the earth: 

Both young men and maidens ; old men and chil- 
dren : 

Let them praise the name of the Lord : for his 
name alone is excellent. 

His glory is above the earth and heaven. Praise 
ye the Lord. 

Psalm CXLIX. 

]DRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new 
song, and his praise in the congregation of 
saints. 

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the 
children of Zion be joyful in their King. 

Let them praise his name in the dance : let them 
sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people : he 



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will beautify the meek with salvation. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

Psalm CL. 

TDRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctu- 
ary : praise him in the firmament of his power. 

Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him accord- 
ing to his excellent greatness. 

Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him 
with stringed instruments and organs. 

Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. 
Praise ye the Lord. 



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ANTHEM FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. 



T To be said or sung at Morning Prayer instead of the first Psalm. 



LORY be to God in the highest, on earth peace, 



good will toward men. 
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound ; 
they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy counte- 
nance ; 

Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby 
the dayspring from on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in 
the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. 

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of 
him that bringeth good tidings ; that publisheth 
peace ; 

That bringeth good tidings of good ; that publish- 
eth salvation ; that saith unto Zion, thy God reign- 
eth! 




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There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and 
joyful gladness for such as are true of heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks 
at the remembrance of his holiness. 

Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name ; be tell- 
in 2f of his salvation from dav to dav. 

O J J 

Let all those who seek him be joyful and glad in 
him ; and let all such as love his salvation say 
always, The Lord be praised. 

PSALMS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. 

Psalm XLV. 

'T^HOL" art fairer than the children of men ; grace 
is poured into thy lips. Therefore God hath 
blessed thee forever. 

In thy majesty ride prosperously, because of 
truth and meekness and righteousness. 

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest iniquity. 
Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with 
the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

I will make thy name to be remembered in all 
generations. Therefore shall the people praise thee 
forever and ever. 

Psalm LXXXV. 

T ORD, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; 
thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people. 
I will hear what God the Lord will speak ; for he 
will speak peace unto his people and to his saints. 



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117 



Surely, his salvation is nigh them that fear him, 
that glory may dwell in our land. 

Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteous- 
ness shall look down from heaven. 

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ; and 
our land shall yield her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set 
us in the way of his steps. 

Psalm LXXXIX. 

T WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. 

With my mouth will I make known thy faithful- 
ness to all generations. 

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like 
unto thee ? or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? 

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine. 
As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast 
founded them. 

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy 
throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound. 
They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy counte- 
nance. 

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day, and in 
thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 

For the Lord is our defence, and the Holy One of 
Israel is our King. 

Then thou spakest in vision to thy Holy One, and 



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saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty. I 
have exalted one chosen out of the people. 

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, my 
God, and the Rock of my salvation. 

Also, I will make him my first-born, higher than 
the kings of the earth. 

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and 
my covenant shall stand fast with him. 

ANTHEM FOR ASH WEDNESDAY. 

H To be said or sung at Morning Prayer instead of the first Psahn. 

Y\ 7HOSOEVER doeth not righteousness is not of 
God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 

The good that I would I do not ; but the evil that 
I would not, that I do. 

O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me 
from the body of this death ? 

For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God 
is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- 
selves, and the truth is not in us. 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un- 
righteousness. 

If our heart condemn us, God is greater than our 
heart, and knoweth all things. 

There is joy in the presence of the angels of God 
over one sinner that repenteth. 



ANTHEMS AND PSALMS 



PSALMS FOR ASH WEDNESDAY. 

Psalm LI. 

T T AVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy 
loving-kindness. According unto the multi- 
tude of thy tender mercies blot out my trans- 
gressions. 

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin 
is ever before me. 

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine 
iniquities. 

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take 
not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and 
uphold me with thy free Spirit. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken 
and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 



Psalm XXXII. 

DLESSED is he whose trangre-ssion is forgiven, 
whose sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth 
not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

I acknowledged my sin unto thee ; and mine 



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iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my 
transgressions unto the Lord ; and thou forgavest 
the iniquity of my sin. 



UT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O 



Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive 
to the voice of my supplications. 

If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, 
who shall stand ? 

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou 
mayest be feared. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait ; and in his 
word do I hope. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that 
watch for the morning, — I say more than they that 
watch for the morning. 

Let Israel hope in the Lord ; for with the Lord 
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- 
tion. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 



IT To be said or sung at Morning Prayer instead of the first Psalm. 

HPHE people stood up, and the rulers took counsel 
together against the Lord and against his 
anointed. 



Psalm CXXX. 




Lord. 



ANTHEM FOR GOOD FRIDAY. 



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121 



They cast their heads together with one consent, 
and were confederate against him. 

They spake against him with false tongues, and 
encompassed him about with words of hatred, and 
fought against him without a cause. 

False witnesses also did rise up against him ; 
they laid to his charge things that he knew not. 

For the sins of the people and the iniquity of the 
priests they shed the blood of the just, in the midst 
of Jerusalem. 

He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he 
opened not his mouth ; he was led as a lamb to the 
slaughter ; and, as a sheep before her shearers is 
dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 

But thou, Lord, hast highly exalted him, and 
given him a name that is above every name ; 

That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 
to the glory of God the Father. 

PSALMS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. 

Psalm XXII. 

TV /T Y God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? 

Why art thou so far from helping me, and 
from the words of my complaint ? 

O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou 
hearest not ; and in the night season, and am not 
silent. 



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But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the 
praises of Israel. 

Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted, and 
thou didst deliver them. 

They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they 
trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 

All they that see me laugh me to scorn ; they 
shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying : 

He trusted in God that he would deliver him. 
Let him deliver him, if he will have him. 

Oh, go not from me ; for trouble is hard at hand, 
and there is none to help me. 

The assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; 
they pierced my hands and my feet. 

They part my garments among them, and cast 
lots upon my vesture. 

But be not thou far from me, O Lord ; O my 
strength, haste thee to help me. 

Save me from the lion's mouth ; for thou hast 
heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 

I will declare thy name unto my brethren. In the 
midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him ; all ye the seed 
of Jacob, glorify him ; and fear him, all ye the seed 
of Israel. 

For he hath not despised or abhorred the affliction 
of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from 
him ; but, when he cried unto him, he heard. 



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They shall praise the Lord that seek him ; your 
heart shall live forever. 

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn 
unto the Lord ; and all the kindreds of the nations 
shall worship before thee. 

For the kingdom is the Lord's ; and he is the 
governor among the nations. 

Psalm LXIX. 

CAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in 
unto my soul. 
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; 
I am come into deep waters, where the floods over- 
flow me. 

They that hate me without a cause are more than 
the hairs of my head : they that would destroy me, 
being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty. 

Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is good; 
turn unto me according to the multitude of thy 
tender mercies ; and hide not thy face from thy ser- 
vant ; for I am in trouble ; hear me speedily. 

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; deliver 
me because of mine enemies. 

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of 
heaviness ; and I looked for some to take pity, but 
there was none ; and for comforters, but I found none. 

They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my 
thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 



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I am poor and sorrowful ; let thy salvation, O God, 
set me up on high. 

I will praise the name of God with a song, and 
will magnify him with thanksgiving. 

The humble shall see this and be glad ; and your 
heart shall live and seek God. 

For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not 
his prisoners. 

Let heaven and earth praise him ; the seas, and 
everything that moveth therein. 



To be said or sung at Morning Prayer instead of the first Psalm. 

""^HRIST our passover is sacrificed for us; there- 



fore let us keep the feast ; 
Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven 
of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened 
bread of sincerity and truth. 

Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; 
death hath no more dominion over him. 

For in that he died, he died unto sin once ; but in 
that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead 
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

Christ is risen from the dead, and become the first- 
fruits of those who slept. 



ANTHEM FOR EASTER DAY. 




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For since by man came death, by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead. 

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be 
made alive. 



RESERVE me, O God ; for in thee do I put my 



The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and 
of my cup ; thou maintainest my lot. 

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; 
yea, I have a goodly heritage. 

I have set the Lord always before me : because 
he is at my right hand I shall not be moved. 

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory re- 
joiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave; 
neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see 
corruption. 

Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy pres- 
ence is fulness of joy. 

At thy right hand there are pleasures for ever- 
more. 



GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: 



PSALMS FOR EASTER DAY. 



Psalm XVI. 



trust. 



Psalm CXVIII. 




because his mercy endureth forever. 



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Let them now that fear the Lord say that his 
mercy endureth forever. 

I called upon the Lord in distress : the Lord 
answered me, and set me in a large place. 

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what 
can man do unto me ? 

The Lord is my strength and song, and is become 
my salvation. 

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the 
tabernacles of the righteous ; the right hand of the 
Lord doeth valiantly. 

I shall not die, but live ; and declare the works of 
the Lord. 

The Lord hath chastened me sore ; but he hath 
not given me over unto death. 

Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go 
into them, and I will praise the Lord. 

This is the gate of the Lord, into which the right- 
eous shall enter. 

I will praise thee ; for thou hast heard me, and art 
become my salvation. 

The stone which the builders refused is become 
the head stone of the corner. 

This is the Lord's doing : it is marvellous in our 
eyes. 

This is the day which the Lord hath made : we 
will rejoice and be glad in it. 



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ANTHEM FOR WHITSUNDAY. 



^To be said or sung at Morning Prayer instead of the first Psalm. 



GIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his 
name ; tell the people what things he hath 



O let your songs be of him, and praise him ; and 
let your talking be of all his wondrous works. 

Seek the Lord and his strength ; seek his face for- 
evermore. 

The Lord gave the word, and great was the com- 
pany of those who published it. 

His salvation is nigh unto those who fear him, 
that glory may dwell in the land. 

Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall flourish on the earth, and righteous- 
ness shall look down from heaven. 

The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the 
Lord will give unto his people the blessing of peace. 

Blessed are the people whose strength is from 
thee, and in whose heart are thy ways. 

Teach us to do thy will, for thou art our God ; O 
let thy good spirit lead us into the paths of right- 
eousness. 




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PSALMS FOR WHITSUNDAY. 



Psalm LXVIII. 



CING unto God, sing praises to his name; extol 
him, and rejoice before him. 

A father of the fatherless and a judge of the 
widows is God in his holy habitation. 

God setteth the solitary in families : he bringeth 
the prisoners out of captivity. 

The Lord gave the word ; great was the company 
of those that published it. 

Thou hast ascended on high ; thou hast led cap- 
tivity captive ; thou hast received gifts for men. 

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with 
benefits, even the God of our salvation. 

He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and 
unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. 

Ascribe ye strength unto God ; his excellency is 
over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. 

The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and 
power unto his people. 

Blessed be God. 



IVE ear, O my people, to my law; incline your 



ears to the words of my mouth. 
I will open my mouth in a parable ; I will utter 
dark sayings of old, which we have heard and 
known, and our fathers have told us. 



Psalm LXXVIII. 




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We will not hide them from their children, show- 
ing to the generation to come the praises of the 
Lord, and his strength and his wonderful works that 
he hath done. 

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and ap- 
pointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our 
fathers, that they should make them known to their 
children ; 

That the generation to come might know them, 
even the children which should be born, who should 
arise and declare them to their children ; 

That they might set their hope in God, and not 
forget the works of God, but keep his command- 
ments. 

Psalm CXXXVIII. 

T WILL praise thee with my whole heart; I will 
praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for 
thy truth. 

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and 
strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect 
unto the lowly. 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt 
revive me, and thy right hand shall save me. 

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me. 

Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever : forsake 
not the works of thine own hands. 



